Mercédesz Stieber (born 4 September 1974 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) is a

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player from

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, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and Beijing 2008. She won the 1994 and 2005

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and the 1991 and 2001 European Championships. At club level she has played in Hungary and Italy for

Budapest Honvéd Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

Orvosegyetem SC Orvosegyetem Sport Club is a Hungarian water polo club from Budapest established in 1957 in the Semmelweis University. The club's peak was the 1970s. Orvosegyetem won six national championships in a row between 1969 and 1974, and in 1973 it won ...

, Szentesi VK (1992–96), Gifa Palermo (1996–01),

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(2001–03), Pescara (2003–04),

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(2004–09) and RN Imperia, where she currently serves as a player-coach. She has won three European Cups with Szentesi, Catania and Fiorentina; two LEN Trophies with Palermo and Imperia; three Hungarian championships; and three Italian championships.

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* 1974 births Living people Hungarian female water polo players Olympic water polo players for Hungary Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Budapest World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo 20th-century Hungarian women 21st-century Hungarian women {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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